Finding The Next Zuckerberg Who Will Change The World Nikhil Deogun Imagine a world without Google or Starbucks, or a world without Jeff Bezos or Bill Gates. It's inconceivable. So what will be the next Facebook? Who will be the next Jack Welch or Sandy Weill? Amid the day-to-day gyrations of the markets, it's sometimes difficult to take the long view. Earlier this year, in celebration of our silver anniversary, we unveiled the rebels, icons and leaders who have most influenced the world of business and, on occasion, our lives for the past 25 years in our CNBC First 25 list. Prognosticating the next 25 years is tough, and choosing a contingent of people who will have the greatest influence between now and 2039 is even tougher.

So let's state at the outset that this is an inherently subjective act, and as such, there is bound to be debate and disappointment with those who didn't make the list—and perhaps even with those who did. We cast a wide net, and our criteria were fairly broad. We aimed to include the people we expected to have the greatest impact 25 years from now; we sought to think globally so you'll notice names that reflect the great diversity of the planet, and we wanted to make sure we didn't just include individuals in the technology industry, because so many other sectors are innovating in ways that will change our future. We had one other requirement: If an individual already appeared on our CNBC First 25 list—that's you, Larry Page and Mark Zuckerberg—we're not including them on the Next 100. We're grandfathering them on the list as ex officio members. Fortunately, we had the counsel of a terrific advisory board—Rob Nail, CEO, Singularity University; Ron Parker, president and CEO, The Executive Leadership Council; Linda Rottenberg, co-founder and CEO, Endeavor; Eric Schurenberg, president and editor-in-chief of Inc. and Kara Swisher, co-executive editor, Re/code—who helped us sift through different names and nominations from our own staff and from members of the CNBC First 25 list.It will come as no surprise that there was some vigorous debate as we voted for different people from different backgrounds, with changes being made at the last minute. Meet the NexGen influencers The result is a group of trailblazers—roughly a third women. The industries they represent are as varied as their backgrounds. They range from health and finance to energy, e-commerce and transportation. There were a couple of easy picks: Elon Musk, the serial entrepreneur behind Tesla, the electric car company, and SpaceX, the spaceflight business.

It's unclear whether each business will reach their full potential or flame out, but whatever the outcome, his work over the next decade is likely to influence and continue to disrupt the industries he is in for years to come. And who knows, at the rate he's going, he might start another company. Similarly, Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba, was also an early vote-getter. Ma's Alibaba is China's version of Amazon, eBay and a little bit of Google all rolled into one. Its evolution will impact billions of Chinese citizens, and the way Ma is talking, U.S. and European consumers may soon be using Alibaba, too. Already, Alibaba is giving small businesses from all over the globe access to the Chinese market. If there was any hesitation about putting Ma on this list, it is his own words: At age 49, he gave up his CEO title, setting up a transition to a younger generation that he said "understand(s) the future better than us, and then have a better chance of seizing the future." "It's impossible to tell if all the understudies to some of today's biggest names will innovate as much as their mentors. But we are betting on a few who will." Culling the talent pool Undoubtedly, we will get our fair share of carping for including a crop of current chief executives. "How can you include GM's Mary Barra or Apple's Tim Cook?" asked one of our ilk. "People are going to laugh at our Next list because they aren't next; they are now." Our response: How can one ignore leaders who are in the very early innings of their tenure at iconic companies. Cook has been CEO for just three years, and as Apple's recent moves into mobile payments and fitness show, the company unquestionably has a profound effect on business and our lives. Besides, when you look at our First list, some of the best-known figures—Rupert Murdoch or Li Ka-Shing—started to have some of their greatest influence when they were well into their 50s, 60s and beyond. It's impossible to tell if all the understudies to some of today's biggest names will innovate as much as their mentors. But we are betting on a few who will. One who is already doing so is Jonathan Gray, a real estate whiz and partner at Blackstone Group. While Blackstone is known as Steven Schwarzman's empire, Gray played a huge role in propelling its success over the past decade as the investors behind some its most profitable deals, including its $26 billion LBO of Hilton, the most profitable private equity deal in history. Gray is expected to one day take over the firm, and we are gambling the name Gray will be among the Wall Street greats: Dimon, Kravis, Blankfein, Weill, Paulson, etc. Even though baseball legend Casey Stengel warned: "Never make predictions, especially about the future," we have plowed ahead. Unlike with the CNBC First 25 list, which we narrowed down to 25 people, we are sticking with more than 100 because of the staggering scope of talent we had to choose from. Consider these individuals our markers on the entrepreneurs, dreamers, financiers and corporate executives who are starting to influence what the world will look like in 2039. Who would be on your list?http://www.cnbc.com/id/102057991 Ahead of their time: Rebels, leaders and innovators The Next List Rebels, Icons and Leaders Lucky for us, there are young leaders eager to change the world and go against the status quo. In this volatile world challenged by booming populations, climate change, political unrest and sweeping technological transformation, these visionaries offer a dose of inspiration. Here are the next generation of trailblazers who CNBC (and our trusty advisory board) believe will be instrumental in reshaping all facets of society—including business, finance, science and technology—over the next 25 years. This NEXT LIST—which follows the CNBC First 25—includes just some of the entrepreneurs, financiers, inventors and executives who are working on innovative solutions to global challenges. Already many have sparked transformative changes in their respective industries and disciplines. (Read about our criteria here.) The list is not intended to be, nor can be, comprehensive or definitive—which is where you come in. You may know other pioneers who deserve honorable mention, so we invite you to peer into the future and weigh in on our picks. Bill Ackman Founder and CEO, Pershing Square Capital Management Angela Ahrendts Senior vice president of retail, Apple Jessica Alba Actor and co-founder, The Honest Co. Sophia Amoruso Founder and CEO, Nasty Gal Marc Andreessen General partner, Andreessen Horowitz Garyn Angel Founder and CEO, MagicalButter Ajay Banga President and CEO, MasterCard Sachin Bansal, Binny Bansal Co-founders, Flipkart Mary Barra CEO, General Motors Ayah Bdeir Interactive artist; founder and CEO, littleBits Alex Behring Co-founder and managing partner, 3G Capital Aneel Bhusri Co-founder and CEO, Workday Hakan Binbasgil CEO, Akbank Ana Botin Chair, Santander Group Tory Burch Fashion designer; CEO, Tory Burch Pete Cashmore CEO and founder, Mashable Mike Cavanagh Co-president and co-COO, The Carlyle Group Perry Chen and Yancey Strickler Co-founders, Kickstarter Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia Co-founders, Airbnb Kat Cole President, Cinnabon Tim Cook CEO, Apple Tracy Britt Cool, Todd Combs and Ted Weschler Berkshire Hathaway NexGen Dick Costolo CEO, Twitter Debra Crew President and CCO, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Jack Dorsey Chairman and co-creator, Twitter; CEO, Square David Drummond Chief legal officer, Google Regina Dugan Vice president of special projects, Google Daniel Ek Founder and CEO, Spotify Amy Ellis-Simon Head of corporate access, Bank of America Merrill Lynch Steve Ells Founder and co-CEO, Chipotle Mexican Grill Mary Erdoes CEO, JPM Asset Management Tom Farley President, NYSE Group, Intercontinental Exchange Mark Fields President and CEO, Ford Motor Company Jane Fraser CEO, consumer banking, Citigroup Ed Garden Founding partner and chief investment officer, Trian Partners Jonathan Gray Global head of real estate, Blackstone Group Helen Greiner CEO, CyPhyWorks Rachel Haot Chief digital officer, New York State Reed Hastings CEO, Netflix Mellody Hobson President, Ariel Investments Elizabeth Holmes Founder and CEO, Theranos Drew Houston Founder and CEO, Dropbox Darren Huston President and CEO, The Priceline Group Brett Icahn Portfolio manager, Icahn Capital LeBron James Professional basketball player Renee James President, Intel Lei Jun Founder, chairman and CEO, Xiaomi Tech Travis Kalanick Founder and CEO, Über Alex Karp Co-founder and CEO, Palantir Technologies Ben Kaufman Founder & CEO, Quirky Sal Khan Executive director, Khan Academy Daphne Koller and Andrew Ng Co-founders, Coursera Jan Koum Co-founder and CEO, WhatsApp Max Levchin Co-founder and CEO, Affirm Aaron Levie Co-founder and CEO, Box Uri Levine and Ehud Shabtai Co-founders, Waze Robin Li Co-founder, chairman and CEO, Baidu Dan Loeb Founder and CEO, Third Point Partners Jack Ma Founder and executive chairman, Alibaba Pony Ma Founder, chairman and CEO, Tencent

Unfortunately, there is no mention, on this list, of the people who teach others HOW TO THINK. Thought precedes all endeavors.
Teaching others how to plan a road map of where to go is easy.
The ones who make the most difference are the ones who teach others why they should plan their own trip and then teach them why they should START NOW and then teach how to use the tools they already have to reach their destination.
That's the man or woman who should be at the top of the list.
At the head of that list should be a man who was known as The Dean". He was one of 7 marine survivors on the Battleship Arizona.
All of the others used, in one way or another, the principles that he brought to light. His protege is also a giant in that field.